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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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